Why Would the Period During Which Data for a Survey

question 116

Multiple Choice

Why would the period during which data for a survey is gathered matter?

• A) Respondents might not be paying attention.
• B) Respondents' views might be affected by political events that are occurring at the time of the survey.
• C) Respondents might be primed by an earlier question to think of a later question in a positive or negative way.
• D) It does not have any effect on the results.

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Definitions:

Contraction

The process of muscle fibers shortening and generating force, resulting in the movement or stabilization of parts of the body.

Desmosomes

Strong cell junctions that anchor cells to each other in tissues subject to stretching, like skin and heart muscle.

Gap Junctions

Gap junctions are specialized intercellular connections that facilitate the direct transfer of ions and molecules between neighboring cells.